None of the boys had made it home either, but Greg and Hal had turned up, and by the sound of it they had had a lively time. Becky’s father seemed particularly fond of the two Americans, and was writing to both of them regularly now. The new year, 1943, had arrived on a bitter cold wind, and on 17th January London had suffered a night-time raid, the first for quite a while. But over the last few months there had been heartening news. The German forces at Stalingrad had surrendered, and just last week, on 13th May, the German and Italian troops had also surrendered in North Africa. It would be lovely if Jim and David could now come home. Since her talk with Mrs Hammond all those months ago, Becky had begun to think over her reasons for refusing David’s proposal, but she needed to see him, spend time with him. How could anyone come to important decisions like this when so much time was spent apart? However, his letters were very regular and made her laugh.
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